Dispensing carrier



Jan. 2, 1962 w. .1. TYRSECK DISPENSING CARRIER Filed Feb. 19, 1958 a u II I R I I I l- F 1G. I.

T ORN United States Patent Ofice 3,015,432 Patented Jan. 2, 19623,015,432 DISPENSING CARRIER Walter J. Tyrseck, Montvilie, Conn assignorto Robertson Paper Box Company Incorporated, Moutville, Conn., acorporation of Connecticut Filed Feb. 19, 1958, Ser. No. 716,179 1Claim. (Cl. 229-52) This invention relates to dispensing carriers.

More particularly, the invention is concerned with folding paper boxeshaving provision for tearing open a part of the box so as to provideaccess to the contents, and with the provision of a carrier handle in astructure of this character.

The invention is useful typically in connection with containers orcarriers of considerable size and bulk, such, for example, as containersused for disposable diapers or similar fairly bulky articles, and isconcerned primarily with the provision of a suitable handle therefor inconjunction with an opening section.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a fiat view of a blank used for making the carrier of theinvention;

FIG. 2 is an isometric of a set up carrier;

FIG. 3 is an isometric of the carrier showing the handle in erectposition and the break away section being opened, as viewed from theback; and

FIG. 4 is a front view similar to FIG. 3.

The blank of FIG. 1 comprises a front, bottom, back and top panels 1, 3,5 and 7, aligned with each other and joined together by hinge lines 2, 4and 6 as shown. These panels carry end flaps 9, 11, 13 and 15, forforming end closures. A breakable section 17 is formed partly in thepanel 1 and partly in a panel 19 joined thereto on hinge line 20, whichhinge line passes also through the breakable panel 17, as indicated. Theouter edge 22 of the breakable section 17 is cut, the side edges 24 areperforated for severing and the inner or lower edge 26 is creased orscored for folding in the usual manner. The outer edge of panel 19carries a handle 21 having an opening 23 and joined to the edge of panel19 along hinge line 28. The outer edge of panel 7 is cut back slightly(making the panel generally somewhat narrower than the bottom panel 3)beyond the edges of the end flaps 15. This edge is printed over theareas 29 so as to render it non-adhesive and has between these areasareas 30 which are partly cut through (about half way through the board)so as to tear loose as later described.

In assembling the carrier, panel 7 is folded over on hinge line 6, andpanel 1 is then folded over on hinge line 2, bringing the edge of panel17 against the edge of panel 7 (or rather bringing the edges of endflaps 9 against the edges of end flaps 15). The contacting surfaces ofpanels 19 and 17 will previously have been prepared with adhesive, asindicated at A and B, the strip A running along the panel 19 beyond theedge 22 of the break out panel 20 and 'the strip B running along panels19 and 17 within the line of the edge 22. The adhesive A joins panel 19to the top panel 7 while adhesive B joins the part of the break outpanel 17 which is beyond the hinge line 20 to the unprinted areas 30 butnot to the printed areas 29 previously mentioned.

What is claimed is:

A paper box carrier comprising a unitary blank including bottom, front,back and top panels, and end flaps forming end closures, the front panelhaving hingedly joined to it a glue flap panel terminating centrally ofthe top panel, lying flat against the same, and joined thereto along twolines of adhesive, one adjacent the edge of the top panel and the otheradjacent the edge of the glue flap panel, and comprising further ahandle integrally hinged to the edge of the glue flap panel and adaptedto lie flat against the top panel or be turned upward into perpendicularrelation thereto for carrying purposes, the said front panel and glueflap being'cut and scored to form a removable section for providingaccess to the contents, the said removable section including the majorpart of the length of the adhesively joined portion of the glue panelwhich is adjacent the edge of the top panel but not the ends thereof, sothat the said ends form permanent connections between the front paneland the glue flap panel beyond the said removable section, the top panelbeing printed to prevent effective adhesion along the major part of thesaid adhesively joined area and having partially cut out unprintedare-as holding down the upper edge of the said removable section whilepermitting detachment thereof, the adhesive joining of the said gluepanel adjacent its edge and beyond the outline of the said removablesection securing the handle to the carrier for supporting the samewithout placing substantial strain on the glue flap panel and frontpanel areas at the ends of the said removable section, and the edge ofthe top panel being spaced slightly from the hingeline between frontpanel and glue flap panel, whereby opening of the removable section doesnot aifect the carrying of the box by the handle.

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